Livestock and Animal Traceability Development, Implementation, and Improvement Grant

Overview

The grant round provides the opportunity for successful applicants to contribute to developing, implementing, and improving traceability systems for Australian agricultural industries, specifically in the livestock, animals and animal products sector. The purpose of the grant round is to enhance industry capacity and capability to meet national traceability outcomes and comply with current and emerging requirements. Enhancing traceability for livestock, animals and animal products will support Australia’s access to existing and new markets; enhance our ability to respond to exotic pest, disease, and food safety incidents; and help to demonstrate how our livestock, animal and animal product sectors meet changing consumer expectations. Projects developed under this grant round will assist in reducing barriers to adoption of traceability and increase regulatory compliance capability. While the focus of this grant round is on the livestock, animals and animal products sectors, consideration should be given as to how projects could be applied across other agricultural sectors. Projects developed under this grant round should consider potential links to projects under the 2023 Regulatory Technology Research and Insights Grant Round. The Australian Government has announced a total of $4 million for grants under this program, with projects to run across 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years. The program opened for applications on 15 May 2024. Due to the number of inquiries received, the Grant Round application period has been extended by one week, applications must now be received by 11:00 PM AEST on 8 July 2024.